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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a related question- how does the AP score a child receives impact admissions? the posts here make it sound like it’s more about course selection and picking a ‘rigorous’ schedule and less about AP exam scores.  What happens if you take the challenging course and get a two on the AP.  Does that hurt applications? Can you just not submit it? I am worried about this whole “self study” process.[/quote]

If you have a score from 9-11th grade you can submit it, but you don't have to, and many will just indicate in awards that they hit AP Scholar by Junior year (set by the average across all tests), or whatever. Then after that, you have a rigorous senior year schedule and indicate the APs (or beyond) that you are taking, and they can generally assess from the first quarter or mid-year grades (they sometimes ask for grade status for ED applicants) whether past performance is a good indicator of future success.  If you are in an RD pool, they will look at AP scores from your school and make an assumption of what you are likely to score based on your grade in the class. Of course, they may not care at all if they had already put you in the admit pile, but if they are on the fence or if you have already been deferred or WL, this can help.[/quote]

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